Melissa opened the window, and in came the whitest owl she had

ever seen in her life. It fluttered around and finally landed on her bed,

sticking out its leg. Melissa untied, and read the letter. It was very strange...

Dear Ms.Melissa Black,

We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at

Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Term starts on September the first. Please

ensure that the utmost attention be made to the list of

requirements attached herewith. We very much look forward to recieving

you as a part of the new generation of Hogwarts' heratige.

DRACO DORMIENS NUNQUAM TITILLANDUS

Signed, Deputy-Headmistress Minerva McGonagall

Attached was a list of requirments and items...

First year stundent will require:

1. Three sets of plain work robes.

2. One plain pointed hat for day wear.

3. One pair of dragon-hide gloves

And the following set of books:

1. The standard book of spells grade 1

2. A thousand magical herbs and fungi

3. A history of magic

4. Magical theory

5. A beginners guide to transfiguration

6. Magical drafts and potions

7. Fantastic beasts and where to find them

8. The dark forces: A guide to self-protection

All students should be equipped with:

1. One wand

2. One standard size 2 pewter cauldron

And may bring, if they desire, either an owl, a cat, or a toad.

Lucinda Thomsonicle-Pocus

Chief Attendant of Witchcraft Provisions

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Melissa was a little confused, yet she was more excited than she had been in a long time.

"Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...a school for witches?" But im not a witch, im just a

little girl whos always getting into trouble. Was this some kind of mean joke set up by her step mother?

But before she had much time to ponder what she had just read, another owl had swooped into her bedroom, this time the owl

was brown, and it also carried a piece of parchment on its leg.

Melissa untied the notice and the owl went to join the other one, which was now sipping water

out of the cup beside her bed.

She undid the binding on the parchment and it sprang open. The writing was in an emerald green and

looked a little loopy. It read...

Dear Miss Black,

I know the last letter must have come as quite a shock to you, but let me assure you that what you

read was correct. There is a school called Hogwarts, and you have a place there. You know of course that your

parents died many years ago, but let me say that they were excellent people, and your father was a great

wizard if ever there was one. He died in a fight against the dark lord at the Ministry of Magic. I know that information

makes little sense to you now but in time, my dear, you will understand.

Now, here are your instructions. Term starts on September the first. On that day you will make your way to Kings Cross

Station in London, where you will proceed to platform nine and three quarters. The Hogwarts Express will take you to Hogwarts

where you will begin the studies of magic, with other children your age. I wish you the best of luck and am very anxious to meet

you.

Signed, Harry Potter, Headmaster of Hogwarts